The Whim of a Hat: “On general strategery, the President said, ‘The best way to find these terrorists who hide in holes is to get people coming forward to describe the location of the holes, is to give clues and data.’ And he uttered these profound words of wisdom: ‘Free societies are hopeful societies. And free societies will be allies against these hateful few who have no conscience, who kill at the whim of a hat.’ “

A fun Molly Ivins column.